ECVDI - European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging

INTRODUCTION

TEXTBOOKS *

• Physics of diagnostic imaging
• Anatomy (including radiographic, CT and MRI anatomy)
• Physiology/Pathophysiology
• Radiography and radiology
• Ultrasonography (including echocardiography)
• Computed Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Nuclear medicine
• Radiobiology and radiotherapy
• Miscellaneous

JOURNALS

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INTRODUCTION

This reading list is meant to serve as a helpful guide for candidates in learning the topics presented in the ECVDI written board objectives and in preparing the oral examination. Examination questions will be based on the board objectives. The titles in bold are personal recommendations by a few residents who are currently preparing for the examination, or who have just sat the examination. Feedback to the Education Committee about the value of the listed books, or about additional useful books is very welcome.

TEXTBOOKS

Physics of diagnostic imaging

Bushberg JT, Seibert JA, Leidholdt EM, Boone JM. The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging. Williams & Wilkins, Second Edition, 2002.

Curry TS, Dowdey JE, Murry RC. Christensen's Physics of Radiology. 4th edition. Lea & Febiger 1990.
Huda W. Review of Radiologic Physics. 3^rd edition, Lippincott 2003.

Kremkau FW. Sonography : principles and instruments. 8th edition. Saunders 2010.

Rollo FD. Nuclear medicine physics, instrumentation and agents. St. Louis: Mosby Co, 1977.

Westbrook C., Kaut Roth C., Talbot J. MRI in Practice, 3^rd edition, Blackwell 2006.

Anatomy (including radiographic, CT and MRI anatomy)

Pertinent information will be obtained from the standard anatomy texts, namely Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog, Sisson and Grossman’s Anatomy of Domestic Animals. Note should be made of articles in Vet Radiol & Ultrasound relating to positioning and postural influences on the radiographic appearance of the body, cross-sectional (transverse) anatomy of the canine skull, thorax and abdomen.

Assheuer J, Sager M. MRI and CT Atlas of the dog. Blackwell Wissenschaft Berlin, Vienna 1997.
Denoix JM The equine distal limb. Manson Publishing 2000.

Dyce, Sack, Wensing, Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy, Saunders

Coulson A Lewis N An atlas of interpretative anatomy of the dog and cat. Blackwell Science 2002.
Feeney DA, Fletcher TF, Hardy RM. Atlas of correlative imaging anatomy of the normal dog. Philadelphia: Saunders, 1991.
Pasquini C, Spurgeon T, Pasquini S. Anatomy of Domestic Animals. 7th edition. Sudz publishing. Not a reference anatomy book but a good clinical, radiological, practical anatomy book, very easy to read with lots of humour which helps memorize.

Schebiz H, Wilkens H. Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Horse. 4th ed. Paul Parey, 1986.
Schebitz H, Wilkens H. Atlas of radiographic anatomy of the dog and cat, 4th edition. Berlin: Paul Parey, 1986.

Thrall D, Robertson I. Atlas of normal radiographic anatomy and anatomic variants in the dog and cat. Elsevier, 2010.

Physiology/Pathophysiology

A clinically-oriented general physiology text should be consulted for a basic understanding of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, central nervous, musculoskeletal, respiratory and urogenital physiology, for example:

Cunningham JG. Textbook of veterinary physiology, 3rd edition, Phialdelphia, Saunders, 2002.
Fox PR (ed). Canine and feline cardiology , New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1992 for cardiovascular physiology/pathophysiology.

Ganong WF. Review of medical physiology, 13th edition. Norwalk, CT: Appelton & Lange, 1987.
Guyton AC. Textbook of medical physiology. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1981.

Radiography and radiology

Radiography

Morgan JP. Techniques of Veterinary Radiography. 5th ed. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1993.
Sweeney RJ. Radiographic artifacts: their cause and control. Philadelphia; JB Lippincott. 1983.

Wallack ST. The Handbook of Veterinary Contrast Radiography. San Diego Veterinary Imaging Inc. 2003.

Radiology

Bargai U, Pharr JW, Morgan JP. Bovine Radiology. Iowa State press 1989. ISBN: 0-8138-0185-0.
Barr FJ, Kirberger RM. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Musculoskeletal Imaging. BSAVA Publications 2006 . ISBN: 10 0 905214 86 3.
Burk RI, Ackerman N. Small animal radiology and ultrasonography. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1996.
Butler JA, Colles CM, Dyson SJ, Kold SE, Poulos PW. Clinical Radiology of the Horse. 3rd ed Blackwell Science 2008.
Deforge DH, Colmery BH An atlas of veterinary dental radiology. Iowa State University Press, 2000.
Dennis R, Kirberger RM, Wrigley RH, Barr FJ. Handbook of Small Animal Radiology and Ultrasound, Techniques and Differential Diagnoses. 2^nd edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 2010.
Dik KJ, Gunsser I. Atlas of Diagnostic Radiology of the Horse, Part 1: Diseases of the front limb, Part 2: Diseases of the hind limb, Part 3: Diseases of the head, neck and thorax. Wolfe Publishing Ltd, 1987-1990.
Farrow CS Radiology of the cat. St Louis Mosby 1994.
Kealy JK, McAllister H. Diagnostic radiology and ultrasonography of the dog and cat. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 2000.
Morgan JP, Leighton RL. Radiology of small animal fracture management. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1995.
O'Brien R., Barr F. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Abdominal Imaging. Wiley 2009.

O'Brien T. Radiographic Diagnosis of Abdominal Disorders in the Dog and Cat: radiographic interpretation, clinical signs, pathophysiology. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1981.
O’Brien T. O'Brien's Radiology for the Equine Ambulatory Practitioner. Teton Newmedia 2005.

Rubel GA, Isenbugel E, Wolvekamp P. Atlas of diagnostic radiology of exotic pets. Wolfe Publishing Limited, 1991.

Silverman S. Radiology of Birds, An Atlas of Normal Anatomy and Positioning. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 2010

Schwarz, Johnson. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging.

Suter PF. Thoracic Radiography of the dog and cat. ed PF Suter 1984.
Thrall DE. Textbook of veterinary diagnostic radiology, 5th edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 2007.New edition to follow soon (2011)

Ultrasonography (including echocardiography)

Barr FJ., Gaschen L. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Ultrasonography. Wiley 2011.

Boon JA. Manual of Veterinary Echocardiography. Williams & Wilkins 2011.
Burk R.I., Ackerman N. Small animal radiology and ultrasonography. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 1996.
Dik KJ Comparative ultrasonographic imaging of equine lameness. Schlutersche. Hannover, 1998.
Nyland TG, Mattoon JS. Small animal diagnostic ultrasound 2nd ed. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 2002.
Nyland TG, Mattoon JS. Veterinary Diagnostic Ultrasound. Saunders 1995. This is the old edition of the previous book, but contains some equine ultrasonography.
Penninck, D, D’Anjou M.-A. Atlas of Small Animal Ultrasonography. Blackwell 2008.

Poulsen Nautrup C. Atlas and textbook of diagnostic ultrasonography in the dog and cat.
Rantanen NW, McKinnon Equine Diagnostic Ultrasonography Williams & Wilkins 1998
Reef V. Equine Diagnostic Ultrasound. Saunders, 1998.
Reimer JM. Altlas of equine ultrasonography. Mosby, 1998.
Schwarz T., Johnson V. BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Thoracic Imaging. Wiley 2008.

Weyman AE. Cross-sectional echocardiography. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1985.

Computed Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Elliott I., Skerritt G. Handbook or Small Animal MRI. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Gavin PR., Bagley RS. Practical Small Animal MRI. Wiley-Blackwell 2009.

Schwarz T., Saunders J. Veterinary Computed Tomography. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Nuclear medicine

Berry CR, Daniel GB. Handbook of Veterinary Nuclear Medicine. North Carolina State University, 1996. ISBN: 0-9651794-0-0. This book can be ordered directly from Dr Berry (email is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
Chandra R. Introductory physics of nuclear medicine, 3rd edition. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1987.
S J Dyson et al. Equine Scintigraphy. Printed bty Equine Veterinary Journal 2003 ISBN 0-9545689-0-7
Erickson JJ, Rollo FD. Digital nuclear medicine. Philadelphia: JB Lippincott Co, 1983.
Parker RP, Smith PHS, Taylor DM. Basic science of nuclear medicine. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1984.
Rollo FD (Ed). Nuclear medicine physics, instrumentation, and agents. St. Louis: CV Mosby co, 1977

Radiobiology and radiotherapy

Hall EJ. Radiobiology for the radiologist, 4th edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1994.
Kahn FM. The physics of radiation therapy. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1984

Miscellaneous

This sections includes "non diagnostic imaging" reference books which may be useful to the candidate to get the necessary level of knowledge in fields of the veterinary medicine complementary to diagnostic imaging.

Small animal

Bojrab MJ (ed) Disease mechanisms in small animal surgery, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1993
Darke PGG, Bonagura JD, Kelly DF, Color atlas of veterinary cardiology. London: Mosby-Wolfe, 1995.
Ettinger J.S. Textbook of veterinary internal medicine. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co., 2001.
Fox PR (ed). Canine and feline cardiology , New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1988
Guilford W. G. et al, Strombeck`s Small Animal Gastroenteology, 3rd edition Philadelphia W.B. Saunders 1996
Hoskins JD. Veterinary pediatrics: dogs and cats from birth to 6 months, 3rd edition Philadelphia, Saunders, 2001.
Morrison WB. Cancer in dogs and cats: medical and surgical management. Baltimore, Williams&Wilkins, 1998.
Nelson R.W., Couto G.C. Small animal internal medicine. St. Louis, Mosby, 1998.

Equine

Ross MW, Dyson SJ. Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in Horses. Saunders, 2011.
Stashak TS. Adams’ Lameness in Horses. 6th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011.

Reed S. et al. Equine internal medicine 3rd edition Elsevier 2010.

Smith B.P. Large animal internal medicine 4^th edition Elsevier 2009.

Auer & Stick, Equine surgery, 3^rd edition, Elsevier 2006. A 4^th edition is about to come out.

Neurology (small and large animal)

DeLahunta A. Veterinary neuroanatomy and clinical neurology, 2nd edition. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co, 1983.
Oliver JE, Hoerlein BF, Mayhew IG. Veterinary neurology. Philadelphia: WB Saunders, 1987.

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JOURNALS

All candidates should be familiar with Veterinary Radiology & Ultrasound.

Candidates should also be familiar with articles which are relevant for diagnostic imaging out of the following journals:

1. American Journal of Veterinary Research
2. Equine Veterinary Journal
3. Equine Veterinary Education
4. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA)
5. Journal of Small Animal Practice
6. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
7. Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
8. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
9. Veterinary Surgery
10. Veterinary Clinics of North America
11. Veterinary Pathology
12. Veterinary Record
13. The Veterinary Journal
14. Radiographics – monthly tutorial articles for physics